HEX to RGB: #DAA520

Also known as: CSS goldenrod

#DAA520 → rgb(218 165 32)

Values are shown at full precision, so converting back gives exactly #daa520. The rounded form is what you normally paste into CSS.

Step-by-step math

Every number below is computed from the input, nothing is looked up.

1. HEX → pairs
```
#DAA520 → DA | A5 | 20
```

2. base 16 → base 10

R = DA₁₆ = 13×16 + 10 = 218
G = A5₁₆ = 10×16 + 5 = 165
B = 20₁₆ = 2×16 + 0 = 32

3. RGB
```
rgb(218 165 32)
```

All formats

HEX: #daa520
RGB: rgb(218 165 32)
RGB (legacy): rgb(218, 165, 32)
HSL: hsl(42.90 74.40% 49.02%) → hsl(43 74% 49%)
HWB: hwb(43 13% 15%)
OKLCH: oklch(0.752 0.147 84.0) · oklch(75.2% 0.147 84.0)
OKLab: oklab(0.752 0.015 0.146)
Lab (D50): lab(71.32 12.21 68.68)
LCH (D50): lch(71.32 69.76 79.92)
Display P3: color(display-p3 0.8229 0.6554 0.2537)
Linear sRGB: color(srgb-linear 0.7011 0.3763 0.0144)

Gamut: sRGB and Display P3

#DAA520 is a hex color, so it sits inside sRGB and therefore inside Display P3. At this lightness and hue, sRGB reaches chroma 0.154 and Display P3 reaches 0.178; this color uses 95% of the sRGB chroma available.

CSS snippets

.element {
  color: #daa520;
  color: rgb(218 165 32);
  color: hsl(43 74% 49%);
  color: oklch(0.752 0.147 84.0);
}

/* Tailwind CSS v4 */
@theme {
  --color-brand: oklch(0.752 0.147 84.0);
}
/* arbitrary values */
class="text-[#daa520] bg-[oklch(0.752_0.147_84.0)]"

/* wide-gamut screens */
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .element { color: color(display-p3 0.8229 0.6554 0.2537); }
}

/* relative color syntax: 10% darker */
.element-dark { color: oklch(from #daa520 calc(l - 0.1) c h); }

Nearby colors

Closest colors in the Tailwind and CSS named palettes (OKLab distance).

Lighter and darker, same hue and chroma

#EEB83D · oklch(0.812 0.147 84.0) · ΔL +0.06
#C69200 · oklch(0.692 0.147 84.0) · ΔL −0.06

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